PROGRESSION is a music creation and performance computer program created by NOTION Music. Created for use on Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows

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 and Mac OS

Mac OS

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 laptops or desktops, PROGRESSION focuses on composition for guitar, but can also be used to compose for keyboards (piano, electric piano, and clavinet), bass (electric and upright), and drums (standard drum set). NOTION Music also offers other programs called NOTION

Notion (software)

NOTION is a computer software program for music composition and performance created by NOTION Music, a company located in Greensboro, North Carolina. Created for use on Microsoft Windows and Mac OS, NOTION's sample library for playback was recorded at Abbey Road by the London Symphony Orchestra...

 (a composition program oriented to the orchestral setting), PROTEGE (similar to NOTION but with limited functionality), and NOTION Conducting (for Conducting classes).

Summary

Users can compose in PROGRESSION both in standard notation

Musical notation

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 and tablature

Tablature

Tablature is a form of musical notation indicating instrument fingering rather than musical pitches....

 ("TAB") at the same time and hear their musical ideas played back with digital samples from Victor Wooten

Victor Wooten

Victor Lemonte Wooten is an American bass player, composer, author, and producer, and has been the recipient of five Grammy Awards....

 (bass), Roy "Futureman" Wooten

Future Man

Roy Wilfred Wooten , also known as "RoyEl", best known by his stage name Future Man , is an inventor, musician, and composer...

 (drums), Neil Zaza

Neil Zaza

Neil Zaza is a melodic instrumental guitarist who has become well known for his technical accuracy and adaptation of classical works by Bach and Mozart into his own blend of neo-classical, melodic, guitar instrumentals.-Biography:...

(guitar), and others. Playback features include built-in effects, amp simulators, customizable bends and slides, and continuous real-time control of playback tempos. With its MIDI Out features, a user can incorporate sounds from other sound libraries outside of PROGRESSION. Target users include beginning guitarists, emerging composers, music students, and home hobbyists.

Input

A user can enter notes, rests, and chords with standard computer keyboard/mouse input (including keyboard shortcuts) or by MIDI keyboard, MIDI guitar, MusicXML file, MIDI file, or any mix of these. Other input options include an interactive fretboard (that a user can add/remove strings and assign alternate tunings) and chord library. Changes made to the TAB staff automatically update an instrument's standard notation staff and vice versa.

Output

There are no MIDI or audio channel setup tasks to immediately play built-in sound samples. The program's audio mixer not only offers gain, pan, and mute/solo buttons for individual instruments, but also provides access to VST effects and digital channels for routing audio to a mixing board or digital audio workstation. In addition to PROGRESSION files, output options include print out (in either standard or jazz font), .wav digital audio file, standard MIDI file, or MusicXML file.

External links

• PROGRESSION page at NOTION Music website